Following a successful launch in Los Angeles, Denny’s will offer a plant-based burger made by Beyond Meat in more than 1,700 locations across the U.S. and Canada, according to a company announcement today. The move is also part of Denny’s goal to meet consumers’ “desire to move toward a flexitarian diet.” The new menu offering,…
Hummus producer Sabra Dipping Co. will air its first Super Bowl commercial this year, featuring an unexpected mix of stars like rapper T-Pain, RuPaul Drag Race contestants Kim Chi and Miz Cracker, and, most surprisingly, longtime Real Housewives of New Jersey foes Teresa Giudice and Caroline Manzo. The brand released three teasers today featuring those…
One of the downsides of gathering tens of thousands of people together for the giant party that is the Super Bowl is the 70-odd tons of trash the event generates. In recent years, the National Football League and its brand partners have been exploring ways to lessen the Big Game’s environmental impact, from sustainable concession…
New York’s social media sphere was in a disheartened tizzy Wednesday over speculation that Fairway Market, a beloved grocery chain that has been feeding city residents since the 1930s, was filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The New York Post originally reported the news, but Fairway Market responded by tweeting a vehement denial of the supposed…
Budweiser released its 60-second Super Bowl 2020 commercial, “Typical American,” this morning ahead of the Big Game. The tear-jerking, patriotic spot directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow and produced by agency David Miami, challenges stereotypes about Americans to remind viewers that the nation’s spirit lives in the extraordinary actions of ordinary people. Though some are…
Mountain Dew has revealed that actress Tracee Ellis Ross, who stars in the ABC show Black-ish, will be one of the famous faces viewers can expect to see in its Super Bowl 2020 ad. The PepsiCo brand has not yet shared the spot itself, but earlier this month it released a teaser that references The…
Anheuser-Busch gave fans a behind-the-scenes look on Twitter today at the individuals who inspired, and will star in, Budweiser’s 60-second Super Bowl 2020 spot. The teaser video–which, at 47 seconds, is almost as long as the ad itself–showcases the emotional reactions of those who were chosen by Budweiser as embodying the American spirit and our…
In a new teaser for Pop-Tarts’ first Super Bowl appearance, Jonathan Van Ness is not happy. Standing at a snack table covered in what he complains are all dry, boring options, the Queer Eye star’s annoyance escalates to something of a tantrum as he screams, “Somebody needs to fix this!” It’s Pop-Tarts who heeds his…
Cheetos is back in the Super Bowl–and the snack brand is bringing along a new celebrity friend. For its 30-second spot in the Big Game, its first since 2009, the Frito-Lay-owned brand is kicking off its new campaign, “It’s a Cheetos Thing.” In it, Cheetos will highlight the red and orange dust the product leaves…
Mountain Dew has given fans a taste of what’s to come in its Super Bowl 2020 ad. The PepsiCo brand has released a teaser of the 30-second spot, which will promote Mountain Dew’s new zero-sugar variety released earlier this month. Judging from the teaser, it appears the game day spot will reference The Shining, as…
The market for no- and low-alcohol products in the U.S. is expected to grow about 32% between 2018 and 2022, and Anheuser-Busch is taking note. The beverage company, known globally as AB InBev, has introduced four new no- and low-alcohol beers (NABLAB) to its portfolio. The new products, which are made by craft brewers owned…
ORLANDO–Just Salad, which serves up environmentally sustainable policies alongside its healthy menu options, is likely to seek either private equity or an initial public offering within the next two years to fund growth, the company’s CEO and founder Nick Kenner said in an interview with Adweek at the ICR Conference 2020. Propelling the need to…
In recent weeks, the Campbell Soup Company has introduced several on-trend, health-conscious versions of its most popular snacks, a sign of continuing pressure in the CPG industry to keep up with consumer demand for more nutritious options. The latest is Campbell-owned Late July, unveiling a grain-free tortilla chip made with tigernut flour. The product comes…
If there was any doubt that Popeyes exited 2019 with a firm lock on the hearts and minds of chicken lovers, this just put it to rest. On Canada’s Family Feud, a contestant botched the final question–costing her family $10,000–because the fast food chain was clearly the first thing to come to mind when she…
Bucking recent conventional wisdom, General Mills is fine, just fine, with sugary cereals. In a licensing deal with Hershey’s, General Mills recently debuted three new cereal lines: Hershey’s Kisses, Reese’s Puffs Big Puffs and Jolly Rancher, which features the flavors green apple and blue raspberry. If that sounds like a lot of sugar in every…
After a three-year timeout from Super Bowl advertising, Heinz is headed back on the field during Super Bowl 2020’s second quarter with a 30-second spot directed by Roman Coppola. This will be Heinz’s third Big Game ad in 20 years, with its last Super Bowl advertisement airing in 2016. The spot showcased a stampede of…
Former Taco Bell global chief brand officer Marisa Thalberg is moving to Lowe’s Home Improvement, the company announced today. Thalberg will take on the newly created role of chief brand and marketing officer for the hardware store, and also serve as executive vice president for the company. “Marisa brings extensive experience in building culturally resonant…
In advertising’s best pun so far this year, Chance the Rapper encounters Chance the Wrapper in this new Halloween-themed Kit Kat commercial by agency Anomaly.
The 23-year-old hip-hop star is seen wearing a bear suit and shopping for Halloween candy (Kit Kats only, of course) when his wrapper alter ego calls out to him. And as promised, we get Chance’s version of the Hershey brand’s famous “Gimme a Break” jingle—a slow, crooning piano version of it, as it turns out.
In advertising’s best pun so far this year, Chance the Rapper encounters Chance the Wrapper in this new Halloween-themed Kit Kat commercial by agency Anomaly.
The 23-year-old hip-hop star is seen wearing a bear suit and shopping for Halloween candy (Kit Kats only, of course) when his wrapper alter ego calls out to him. And as promised, we get Chance’s version of the Hershey brand’s famous “Gimme a Break” jingle—a slow, crooning piano version of it, as it turns out.
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If you find yourself in such straits between now and this Friday—say, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Central time—go ahead and call Johnsonville HQ at (844) 9-SAUSAGE. Company employees will be serving up all manner of advice on pork-pipes and cow-casings as part of the marketer’s “Sausage Support Center.”
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